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Hear about youth justice reform from Jason Smith, Executive Director, including eliminating fines and fees in Michigan.
Mary King, former Executive Director, speaks on Detroit Public TV about Poverty, Prison, and Delinquency.
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Online Publications
MLIVE
Michigan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform makes final
vote on ‘unprecedented’ policy recommendations
July 2022
Public Policy Associates Incorporated
Policies to Keep Justice-Involved Youth Safe During COVID-19:
Findings Presented at National Conference
May 2022
WDET
Leaders in Kalamazoo work toward solutions to address systematic racism in the youth justice system
April 2022
MLIVE
Kalamazoo Community Foundation funds effort to create anti-
racist juvenile justice system
March 2022
Detroit News
Prosecuting kids as adults does harm
January 2022
FOX 47
Mid-Michigan counties adjust to Raise the Age legislation
Spartan News Room
17-year-olds to be treated as teenagers, not adults by courts
State of Michigan
Governor Whitmer Proposes $30 Million Investment to Fund Violence
Prevention and Reduction Initiatives
Detroit News
Some Michigan communities struggle with housing teen offenders
October 2021
Michigan Radio
"Raise the Age" legislation takes effect Oct. 1
WDET
September 2021
Bridge Michigan
Opinion | There’s more work to be done for youth justice in Michigan
September 2021
WWMT
Gun crimes among juveniles on the rise in some areas of West Michigan
August 2021
ProPublica
Michigan Supreme Court Limits Use of Restraints on Juveniles
July 2021
WWMT
Teens Tell All: Seeking improved relations with Kalamazoo police
July 2021
Detroit Free Press
The best investment for federal dollars? Our Youth.
July 2021
MLIVE
Juvenile justice task force to examine ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline in Michigan
June 2021
WDET
Macomb County Will No Longer Collect Fees Related to Juvenile Offenders
June 2021
ProPublica
After Grace’s Story, Michigan Will Study Its Juvenile Justice System
June 2021
Concentrate
Long-lived Ann Arbor nonprofit refocuses efforts on reforming Michigan's youth justice system
April 2021
Legal News
Michigan leader for youth justice receives a national honor
January 2021
ProPublica
December 2020
Detroit Free Press
Lawmakers approve expungement of first-time DUIs, automatic record clearing for juveniles
December 2020
Detroit News
Opinion: Juvenile mistakes shouldn't stay on record forever
December 2020
Bridge Michigan
Opinion | Free Michigan’s young people from unjust debt
October 2020
WDET
Juvenile Court Fees Burden Families, Provide Limited Revenue
October 2020
News 21
LGBTQ youth confront inconsistent, unreliable patterns of incarceration
August 2020
News 21
‘I can’t breathe’: Hidden abuse in some private detention centers
August 2020
MLIVE
MichMash: Michigan’s methods for treating juveniles unique among states
August 2020
AJC
Judge tells jailed girl ‘You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be’ for not doing homework
July 2020
New York Times
Judge Declines to Release Girl, 15, Held for Skipping Online Schoolwork
July 2020
BET
Supporters Emerge To Help Free Michigan Black Teen Incarcerated For Not Completing Online Schoolwork
July 2020
ProPublica
A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention
July 2020
WWMT
Justice Group Calls for Closure of Kalamazoo Facility
May 2020
Opinion: Reducing youth incarceration can help curtail spread of coronavirus
April 2020
Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency is renamed Michigan Center for Youth Justice
News Break
Troubleshooter: U-M Alumna Spearheads Center for Youth Justice
January 2020
Social Worker plays key role at youth justice center
November 2019
Mining Journal
360 Program reduces recidivism
December 2019
Detroit News
Opinion: Whitmer, let’s build on success for youth justice
November 2019
Audio
MCYJ Executive Director, Jason Smith, talks about residential reform, the COVID-19 crisis and youth justice, the need for better data, and more.
April 2021
This Is the Situation Podcast
Jason Smith talks with Big Bro B about youth justice, opportunities for youth, removing barriers, and more.
Jason Smith talks about residential reforms that began following the tragic death of a youth who resided at a Child Caring Institution, workgroups led by MDHHS to work on these reforms, and more.
April 2021
Former Executive Director, Mary King, talks to Ken Lanphear of WKZO about the importance of getting Senate Bills 681 and 682 passed for better protections for juvenile records, and for justice-impacted youth to have an automatic set-aside process.
December 2020
Director of Youth Justice Policy, Jason Smith, talks to Tia Graham about court-imposed fines and fees for Michigan's justice-involved youth.
October 2020
Executive Director, Mary King, speaks with Ken Lanphear of WKZO Radio on the calls to close Lakeside Academy, a residential facility for youth. The call for closure follows shortly after a resident, Cornelius Frederick, died after being restrained for throwing a sandwich at a staff member.
Both chambers of the Michigan Legislature have approved bills that would stop the state from automatically treating 17-year-olds arrested for a crime as adults. Jason Smith, the Director of Youth Justice Policy, shares what this legislation will mean for young people across the state if Governor Whitmer signs it into law.
MCYJ's Jason Smith was interviewed by Beyond the Headlines Podcast and discussed the Youth Behind Bars report, Raise the Age, and more.
October 2020